I'm really starting to dislike the Chacham. The more and more he keeps blabbing on, the more I have come to dislike him. Yes, I agree that we should use logic and critical thinking to make important decisions and guide us in life. I think it is crucial that we use logical thought on a day-to-day basis. I certainly agree with the Chacham here- it is important to think logically. Sure. That's awesome.
Here is what I don't like. As the Chacham seems to develop his philosophy, he seems to have this idea that people who are NOT extremely intelligent are simply inferior doofuses. He pretty much seems to be anti average intelligence. It is as if people who do not have superior intelligence, and are more on the average side, serve no purpose in this world. He basically seems to hate stupid people because he thinks his own intelligence makes him superior to everyone else. He sees no value in people who are not highly intellectual and deems them all foolish.
Now, I certainly get frustrated when stupid people make stupid decisions and say stupid things. Yeah, it irks me. But the Chacham seems like he just wants to send everyone even of average intelligence to the moon forever. Sure, these people are not my favorite to be around, but you cannot just call them al fools and disregard their place in the order of things. That's not cool.
Also, smart people do and say dumb things literally all the time. The Chacham seems to think he's all cool and perfect all the time and could never possibly do or say anything unintelligent. I beg to differ. Everyone- LITERALLY EVERYONE- does stupid things every once in awhile. And that's fine!! That's basic human nature. We mess up. But, the Chacham seems to think we should just put him in charge of the whole entire universe because everything he could ever do and say would be correct and perfect. Ugh.
Calm down, Chacham. No one likes a know-it-all. If you're a person, you do dumb things. It's that simple.
That's what makes me angry about the Chacham. I used to like him, but now he's just not as chill as he once was. Such a shame. I had high hopes. If everyone was smart all the time, the world would be super boring. Just think about that.
Here are some reasons why it's okay for everyone to be stupid ever once in awhile:
http://shrinkingthecamel.com/2008/11/23/its-okay-to-feel-stupid-sometimes/
So y'all are ahead of us in Kohelet, and now that I've read all these spoilers I'm sorely disappointed. I was really rooting for the Chacham! He seemed to be the most reasonable! I even went so far as to nominate him for President! I guess I spoke top soon. Whoopsie! See, that was me being stupid. I'm a strong advocate for stupidity every once in a while. I'm rambling now. Bye.
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